diff --git a/lib/cartodb/models/aggregation/aggregation-map-config.js b/lib/cartodb/models/aggregation/aggregation-map-config.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dfc52f60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/cartodb/models/aggregation/aggregation-map-config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+const MapConfig = require('windshaft').model.MapConfig;
+const MISSING_AGGREGATION_COLUMNS = 'Missing columns in the aggregation. The map-config defines cartocss expressions,'+
+' interactivity fields or attributes that are not present in the aggregation';
+
+
+module.exports = class AggregationMapConfig extends MapConfig {
+    constructor (config, datasource) {
+        super(config, datasource);
+
+        if (this._hasAggregationMissingColumns()) {
+            throw new Error(MISSING_AGGREGATION_COLUMNS);
+        }
+    }
+
+    isAggregationMapConfig () {
+        return this.isVectorOnlyMapConfig() || this.hasAnyLayerAggregation();
+    }
+
+    isAggregationLayer (index) {
+        return this.isVectorOnlyMapConfig() || this.hasLayerAggregation(index);
+    }
+
+    hasAnyLayerAggregation () {
+        const layers = this.getLayers();
+
+        for (let index = 0; index < layers.length; index++) {
+            if (this.hasLayerAggregation(index)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    hasLayerAggregation (index) {
+        const layer = this.getLayer(index);
+        const { aggregation } = layer.options;
+
+        return aggregation !== undefined && (typeof aggregation === 'object' || typeof aggregation === 'boolean');
+    }
+
+    validateAggregation () {
+        if (this._hasAggregationMissingColumns()) {
+            throw new Error(MISSING_AGGREGATION_COLUMNS);
+        }
+    }
+
+    _hasAggregationMissingColumns () {
+        const layers = this.getLayers();
+
+        if (!this.isAggregationMapConfig()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        for (let index = 0; index < layers.length; index++) {
+            const aggregationColumns = this._getAggregationColumnsByLayer(index);
+            const layerColumns = this.getColumnsByLayer(index);
+
+            if (layerColumns.length === 0) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (aggregationColumns.length !== layerColumns.length) {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            const missingColumns = this._getMissingColumns(aggregationColumns, layerColumns);
+
+            if (missingColumns.length > 0) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    _getMissingColumns (aggregationColumns, layerColumns) {
+        return aggregationColumns.filter(column => !layerColumns.includes(column));
+    }
+
+    _getAggregationColumnsByLayer (index) {
+        const { aggregation } = this.getLayer(index).options;
+        const hasAggregationColumns = aggregation !== undefined &&
+            typeof aggregation !== 'boolean' &&
+            typeof aggregation.columns === 'object';
+
+        return hasAggregationColumns ? Object.keys(aggregation.columns) : [];
+    }
+};
diff --git a/lib/cartodb/models/mapconfig/adapter/aggregation-mapconfig-adapter.js b/lib/cartodb/models/mapconfig/adapter/aggregation-mapconfig-adapter.js
index fdd70bcf..2f738842 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/models/mapconfig/adapter/aggregation-mapconfig-adapter.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/models/mapconfig/adapter/aggregation-mapconfig-adapter.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const AggregationProxy = require('../../aggregation/aggregation-proxy');
-const { MapConfig } = require('windshaft').model;
+const AggregationMapConfig = require('../../aggregation/aggregation-map-config');
 const queryUtils = require('../../../utils/query-utils');
 
 const unsupportedGeometryTypeErrorMessage = ctx =>
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ module.exports = class AggregationMapConfigAdapter {
             return callback(new Error(invalidAggregationParamValueErrorMessage({ value: params.aggregation })));
         }
 
-        const mapConfig = new MapConfig(requestMapConfig);
+        let mapConfig;
 
         try {
-            mapConfig.validateAggregation();
+            mapConfig = new AggregationMapConfig(requestMapConfig);
         } catch (error) {
             error.http_status = 400;
             error.type = 'mapconfig';
diff --git a/test/acceptance/ported/multilayer_error_cases.js b/test/acceptance/ported/multilayer_error_cases.js
index 6e7f5964..936446f2 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/ported/multilayer_error_cases.js
+++ b/test/acceptance/ported/multilayer_error_cases.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ describe('multilayer error cases', function() {
                 res.body,
                 '/**/ typeof test === \'function\' && ' +
                 'test({"errors":["Missing layers array from layergroup config"],' +
-                '"errors_with_context":[{"type":"unknown",' +
+                '"errors_with_context":[{"type":"mapconfig",' +
                 '"message":"Missing layers array from layergroup config"}]});'
             );
             done();